Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana by Punjab Government

Punjab State Government has initiated a cashless health insurance scheme named ‘Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana’ for(BCH) families in Punjab. Let us have a look on the preliminaries of the scheme.

Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana by Punjab Government

About the Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana

Under the Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana, the state government of Punjab provides a cashless health insurance up to Rs. 50,000 per family per year for accidental death and permanent disabilities.

This scheme cover 28.05 lack Blue Card Holders (BCH) families who will get services of cashless treatment up to Rs. 50,000 in 214 government and 216 private hospitals in the state.

The government covers trivial farmers, construction workers, and small traders under this scheme.

The Bhagat Puran SinghSehat Bima Yojana gives coverage for meeting up with the payments for medical and surgical processes including maternity benefits in Punjab.

Objective of the Scheme

The main objective of the scheme is to provide protection to the economically weaker section of the state of Punjab.The scheme aims to shelter such weaker households from financial obligations arising out of upsetting health, which involves hospitalization.

The state government of Punjab launched this scheme with a goal to reduce government expenditure, to provide quality health care that avoids large out of pocket expenditure, to provide financial security against illness, to improve the health status of the State.

Benefits of the Scheme

The government covers & provide benefits to the Blue Card Holders (BCH) families, marginal farmers, construction workers, and small traders under this health insurance scheme

The government provides cashless health insurance Smart Cards up to Rs. 50,000 per family per year

Benefits of Rs. 5 lack per head of family in case of accidental death and permanent disabilities covers under ‘Atta-Dal’ scheme

The scheme also provide one-day pre-hospitalization and 5 days post hospitalization benefit respectively and cover preexisting condition from day one

The beneficiaries will get cashless medical treatment in enrolled Government & Private hospitals in Punjab

The scheme is free for the beneficiaries as the State Government will bear the entire premium the insurance company except for Rs. 30 per family as registration fee that shall be directly paid by the beneficiary

There is a facility for transport allowance of Rs. 100 per hospitalization subject to an annual ceiling of Rs. 1000 & this will be provided by the hospital to the recipient at the time of discharge in cash

Eligibility Criteria for Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana

Candidate must be the resident of Punjab state

Candidate families should belong to Blue Card Holders (BCH) in Punjab

Marginal farmers, construction workers, and small traders are eligible under this scheme

Documents Required

Address proof of the applicant

Income certificate of the applicant

Blue card holder of the applicant

Aadhaar card of the applicant

Resident proof of the applicant

Applying Procedure

Candidate should visit government hospitals or private hospitals associated with this insurance scheme

Candidate contact health officer related to district/Taluka in Punjab

Candidate also visit gram panchayat in villages

In an agriculture dominated country like India, such schemes to benefit the farmers are very crucial. These schemes are lauded as cases of suicides by farmers have seen a hike in the last few years. The number of suicides committed by Punjab farmers in 2015 due to agrarian crisis stands at 449. A simple study suggests that about 30percentt of 1,690 suicide cases in 10 states during 2015 have been reported in Punjab – the Wheat Bowl of India. The scheme, ‘Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana’ is boon for the farmer and the families who sought refuge when under crises.